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The Pungent Origin Story Of Emperor Constantine V Kopronymos

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Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
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Murasaki Shikibu

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Murasaki Shikibu (c. 970s-1014?) "As far as I can see, halfhearted refuge in religion is more likely to get you lost in an evil rebirth...

The Tale Of Saint-King Olaf’s Miraculous, Flameproof Hair

Who Destroyed the Library of Alexandria?

Balthild: The Anglo-Saxon Queen of the Franks

The Opportunistic Italian Rebellion Against The Newly Crowned And Besieged Emperor Leo III Of Constantinople

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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—A Historian’s Comparative Review

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In this narrated review video, an in-depth comparison is made between Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, juxtaposed against the nearly three-millennia-old poetry of Homer. The...

Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Godfrey And His Controversial Prince of Parthia—The First Play Written And Performed In America

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Søren Kierkegaard

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The Tale Of Tereus, Procne, and Philomela—The Darkest Story In Greek Mythology

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According to ancient Greek myth and legend, a man named Tereus was once the ruler of a powerful Thracian kingdom. He was a mighty...

Eurybates And Talthybios Bringing Briseis To Agamemnon, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770)

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—A Historian’s Comparative Review

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Xenophon

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Xenophon (c. 420-350 BCE) "Lies and mistrust have made people so frightened of one another that, wanting to act before the others did, they have...

The Tale Of Rome Trying To Ward Off A Plague Through Kindness

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Around the year 399 BCE, the Roman Republic was reportedly hit by a terrible plague. The outbreak of disease was so bad that the...

The Legend Of Sardanapalus Weaving His Own Demise

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Ancient Greek and Roman sources wrote of a legendary Assyrian ruler named Sardanapalus. Due to archeological discoveries, we know Sardanapalus was not a particular...

The Myth Of Nor And His Nor Way

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  The anonymous Orkneyinga Saga (written approximately c. 1200) began with an interesting story that offered a mythological explanation as to how Norway received its name. The...

Snorri Sturluson

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Snorri Sturluson (c. 1179-1241) "A woman should be referred to in terms of all the types of female attire, gold and precious stones, and ale,...

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